Printing device



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P. O. MOFFETT PRINTING DEVICE Filed April 4, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 @cit. 3U 1923. 11,472,37

P. o. MOFFETT PRINTING DEVICE Filed April 4., 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Get. 30, 1923.

STATES PARLEY O. 'MOFFETT, OF SAN FRANCISCO,

CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE M. 85 M. ADOGRAPH COMPANY, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA.

PRINTING DEVICE.

Application filed April 4,

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, PARLEY O. Morrnr'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco a and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Printing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in wrapping paper printing devices.

The principal object of this invention is to produce a printing attachment which may be applied to a rolled paper holder for the purpose of printing various characters on It the paper as the same is unrolled.

Another object is to produce a device of this character which may be applied to the ordinary paper holder now upon the market.

Another object is to devise a printer which will be simple in construction, and consequently fool proof.

Another object of this invention is to produce a device of this character which may be easily and cheaply manufactured.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is an end elevation partly in cross section, showing my device applied to a rolled paper holder,

Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 4,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail View show-.

ing the manner of mounting the roller supports,

Fig. 4 is a side elevation partly in cross section, and

Fig. 5 is a cross section taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

Applicant is aware of the fact that some wrapping paper is furnished to the dealer with the printing thereon, but this printing does not take care of the daily changes such as bargain specials, which the retail merchant would like to advertise and it is to form an additional means of advertising that I have devised my invention.

In the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the

1922. Serial no. 549,561.

numeral 5 designates the usual base of the paper holder while the numerals 6 and 7 the vertical standards. The standards are rovided with brackets as shown at 8 which brackets are adapted to support a rod 9 upon which the roll of paper 11 is mounted. A spring tension roller 13 is adapted to contact the surface of the rollerll and is maintained in contact therewith as by a spring (not shown) which is preferably coiled to the roller retaining arm 14. The construction thus far relates to the ordinary paper holder and it is to this that I apply my invention, consisting of a bracket 16, it being understood that there are similar brackets at each end of the device and mounted upon each of the standards 6 and 7. In order to simplify matters but one bracket and its associated parts will be described. This bracket 16 is mounted on a standard as by means of screws 17 which pass through slots 18 formed therein. -This means of mounting allows for an adjustment as will be later seen. To this bracket is fixed an arm 19 which arm has a hooked shaped portion 21 at its free end. This hook shaped portion s adapted to receive a ball bearing 22 within which is mounted the end of a shaft 23, which shaft in turn supports a roller 24 having a printing surface 25. Pivoted to the bracket 18 are arms 26, 27 and 28. The arm 26 being the uppermost arm carries a ball bearing 29 which in turn supports the end of a shaft 31, which supports a roller 32 which is adapted to contact the surface of the type 25. The arm 27 has secured to its free end a roller bearing 33 which supports the end of a shaft 34 upon which a roller 36 is mounted. This roller also contacts the type surface of the roller 23 and at a point substantially diametrically opposite to the point of contact with the roller 32. The arm 28 has mounted on its free end a roller bearing 37 which supports the end of a shaft 38 which shaft in turn supports a roller 39. This roller is adapted to have its lower portion extending into an ink fount 4:1. The roller bearings 32, 33 and 37 are retained in the arms as shown in Fi 3 formed in the end of the arm and retained therein as by a clip 42. In order to maintain these various rollers in contact one with another I provide a spring as shown in Figure 1 which spring consists of a coiled section 13, and

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an end portion 44, and 46. These end portions are each perforated so as to he slipped otf pins carried on the ends of the arms and consequently adjustable. It is undersood that the construction of the springs between each of the standards of rollers is identical. Inorder to protect my device I have provided a cover 47 which has an opening 48 therein. This opening is provided with a knife 49 against which the paper will be torn as is best shown in Figure 2 wherein the paper being withdrawn is shown in dotted llnes. By viewing Figure 4 it will be noted that the rollers are each divided which is for the purpose of employing different colored inks in the ink founts if desired. A partition 51 is provided in the ink fount 41 in order that these two colored inks may be utilized if desired.

The operation of my device is as follows The same is placed upon the paper roller as shown in Figure 1 after which the paper is passed throu h the paper roller as shown in dotted line in Figure 2. By placin a t. pe roller in the arms 19 the withdrawafoi tlie paper will cause ink to be taken up by the roller 39 transferred to roller 36 and then to the type surface 25 from which the ink is distributed upon the paper as it passes between the type surface and the roller 32. Thus itwill be seen that I have produced a very simple device wherein the withdrawal of the paper will cause a continuous printing of any matter which may be set up on the type surface upon the wrapping paper to be used.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the s irit of the invention or the scope of the su joined claims.

cts secured to said vertical supports, rigid arms projecting from said brackets, a printing roller adapted to be rotatably mounted in said arm, a plurality of arms pivoted to said bracket, rollers mounted between said pivoted arms of each bracket, and tension means for maintaining said rollers in contact with the next adjacent roller.

2. In a roll paper printing device, the combination with a roll of paper mounted between vertical supports, of adjustable bracket-s secured to said vertical supports, rigid arms projecting from said brackets, a printing roller adapted to be rotatably mounted in said arm, a plurality of arms pivoted to said bracket, rollers mounted between said pivoted arms of each bracket, tension means for maintaining said rollers in contact with the'next adjacent roller, and an ink fount adapted to have a-portion of one of said rollers immersed therein.

3. In a roll paper printing device, the combination with a roll of pa er mounted between vertical supports, oi adjustable brackets secured to said vertical supports, rigid arms projecting from saidbrackets, a printing roller adapted to be rotatably mounted in said arm, a plurality of arms pivoted to said bracket, rollers mounted between said pivoted arms of each bracket, tension means for maintaining said rollers in contact with the next adjacent roller, an ink fount adapted to have a portion of one of said rollers immersed therein, and means whereby said printing may be accomplished in more than one color.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

PARLEY O. MOFFETT. 

